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Venkman aims to provide a powerful JavaScript debugging environment for Mozilla based browsers namely Firefox 2.x, the Netscape 7.x series of browsers, Netscape 9.x series, Mozilla Seamonkey 1.x and Mozilla Seamonkey 2.x. It does <strong>not</strong> include Gecko-based browsers such as K-Meleon 1.x, Galeon 2.x and Netscape 8.x. The debugger is available as an add-on package in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xpinstall/">XPI</a> format. Venkman JavaScript Debugger has been provided as part of the Mozilla install distribution since October 3rd 2001.</p> <p>Firefox does not come with a built-in JavaScript debugger. Nevertheless, Firefox users can download Venkman JavaScript debugger version 0.9.87 as an extension here:</p> <p id="download"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/216"><strong>Download latest Venkman Javascript Debugger extension for Firefox</strong></a><br> from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/">Firefox Add-ons</a> at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/">Mozilla Add-ons</a></p> <p>If you are using SeaMonkey 1.x or Seamonkey 2.x, then you should be using a recent Venkman version. If you find a problem, please follow directives mentionned at <a class="ex-ref" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://www.hacksrus.com/~ginda/venkman/faq/venkman-faq.html#report-bug">Venkman FAQ section 5.4</a> and then you may <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Other%20Applications&component=JavaScript%20Debugger">report a bug on Venkman Javascript Debugger</a>.</p> <p>If you are using <a class="ex-ref" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://www.nvu.com/index.php">Nvu 1.0</a> or <a class="ex-ref" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://www.kompozer.net/">KompoZer 0.77</a>, then you can download the Venkman Javascript Debugger add-on version <b>0.9.84</b> available from <a class="ex-ref" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://www.nvu.com/download.php">Nvu's downloads page</a>. We encourage you to use the latest available version <b>0.9.87</b> (or higher) with Firefox instead.</p> <p>Mozilla Suite version 1.7+ and Mozilla Seamonkey 1.x come with Venkman version <b>0.9.87</b> (or higher) pre-installed. Netscape 7.x users should upgrade to Firefox 2 or to Seamonkey 1.1.x (or Seamonkey 2.x) in order to use the latest version of Venkman. If you <em>cannot</em> upgrade for some reason, then you may need to visit and read <a class="ex-ref" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://www.hacksrus.com/~ginda/venkman/">Venkman development page</a> in order to find the latest available Venkman version for your browser.</p> <p>More resources (articles, links) are available at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Venkman" title="Resources on Venkman">Venkman's page at Mozilla Developer Center</a>.</p> <h3><a name="history">Brief History</a></h3> <p>In 1998, John Bandhauer was in charge of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://www.mozilla.org/js/jsd/jsd_in_js_for_mozilla.html">creating the Netscape 4x JavaScript debugger</a>. In order to keep things modular, he began by creating a mid-level JavaScript debugging API known as <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://www.mozilla.org/js/jsd/">js/jsd</a>. This API augments the existing <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://www.mozilla.org/js/spidermonkey/apidoc/sparse-frameset.html">JavaScript API</a>, providing clients with a useful set of debugger functionality implemented in C. John then went on to reflect that API into Java, and create his cross platform front end, eventually producing <a class="ex-ref" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://web.archive.org/web/20040723082255/http://developer.netscape.com/software/jsdebug.html">Netscape JavaScript Debugger 1.0 and 1.1</a>.</p> <p>In April of 2001, Robert Ginda began work on a JavaScript debugger for Mozilla, called Venkman. Venkman builds on the <code class="filename">js/jsd</code> portion of John's 1998 work, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla/source/js/jsd/idl/jsdIDebuggerService.idl">exposing it</a> as an <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xpcom/index.html">XPCOM</a> component. This allows the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla/source/extensions/venkman/resources/content/">user interface</a> be written in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/About_JavaScript">JavaScript</a> and <a class="ex-ref" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://www.xulplanet.com/">XUL</a>, which allows Venkman to be <b>fully cross platform</b>.</p> <h3><a name="further">Further Reading</a></h3> <p>See <a class="ex-ref" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://www.hacksrus.com/~ginda/venkman/faq/venkman-faq.html#4.2">this entry</a> in the <a class="ex-ref" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://www.hacksrus.com/~ginda/venkman/faq/venkman-faq.html">FAQ</a> for links to much more Venkman documentation.</p> <hr class="hide"> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20071206025207/http://www.mozilla.org/sitemap.html">Site Map</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20071206025207/http://www.mozilla.org/security/">Security Updates</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20071206025207/http://www.mozilla.org/contact/">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20071206025207/http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/donate.html">Donate</a></li> </ul> <p class="copyright"> Portions of this content are © 1998–2007 by individual mozilla.org contributors; content available under a Creative Commons license | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/licensing/website-content.html">Details</a>.</p> <p> <span>Last modified July 13, 2007</span> <span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/http://bonsai-www.mozilla.org/cvslog.cgi?file=mozilla-org/html/projects/venkman/index.html&rev=&root=/www/">Document History</a></span> <span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071206025207/https://doctor.mozilla.org/?action=edit&file=mozilla-org/html/projects/venkman/index.html">Edit this Page</a></span> <span>(or <a href="/web/20071206025207/http://www.mozilla.org/contribute/writing/cvs">via CVS</a>)</span> </p> </div> </div> </body> </html>